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US 7,598,923 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for communications via multiple millimeter wave signals
AssigneesSony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
InventorsRobert Hardacker, Robert Unger
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Abstract
To achieve ultra-high bandwidth data transmission according to embodiments of the invention, a plurality of parallel 60 GHz band frequency signals traveling in substantially parallel paths is employed. A connector or housing includes a plurality of metallized, grounded shells or chambers having antenna pairs that are embedded therein. There is no physical contact between the transmitter and receiver antennas. Instead, the metallized, grounded connector chambers provide isolation between adjacent radio links which all operate on the same frequency.
Claims33
An apparatus comprising:
- a first housing comprising a first plurality of walls defining a first plurality of chambers;
- a first plurality of antennas disposed within the first plurality of chambers and adapted for communication at a frequency in the millimeter wave spectrum of frequencies;
- a second housing comprising a second plurality of walls defining a second plurality of chambers;
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- a second plurality of antennas disposed within the second plurality of chambers and adapted for communication at the frequency;
- wherein at least a portion of at least one wall that defines each chamber of one of the first plurality of chambers and the second plurality of chambers is constructed of a conductive material, and
- wherein the first plurality of chambers is aligned with the second plurality of chambers when the first housing is adjacent to the second housing.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a first housing comprising a first plurality of walls defining a first plurality of chambers;
- a first plurality of antennas disposed within the first plurality of chambers and adapted for communication at a frequency in the millimeter wave spectrum of frequencies;
- a second housing comprising a second plurality of walls defining a second plurality of chambers;
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- a second plurality of antennas disposed within the second plurality of chambers and adapted for communication at the frequency;
- wherein at least a portion of at least one wall of the first plurality of walls that defines each chamber of the first plurality of chambers is constructed of a conductive material,
- wherein at least a portion of at least one wall of the second plurality of walls that defines each chamber of the second plurality of chambers is constructed of a conductive material, and
- wherein the first plurality of chambers is aligned with the second plurality of chambers when the first housing is adjacent to the second housing.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a circuit board;
- a first semiconductor device mounted on the circuit board, the first semiconductor device having a first plurality of walls defining a first plurality of chambers, wherein at least a portion of each wall of the first plurality of walls is constructed of a conductive material, and
- wherein the first semiconductor device has a first plurality of antennas disposed within the first plurality of chambers and adapted for communication at a frequency in the millimeter wave spectrum of frequencies;
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- a second semiconductor device mounted on the circuit board adjacent to the first semiconductor device, the second semiconductor device having a second plurality of walls defining a second plurality of chambers, wherein at least a portion of each wall of the second plurality of walls is constructed of a conductive material,
- wherein the second semiconductor device has a second plurality of antennas disposed within the second plurality of chambers and adapted for communication at the frequency,
- wherein the first plurality of chambers is aligned with the second plurality of chambers when the first semiconductor device is adjacent to the second semiconductor device, and
- wherein the first and second pluralities of antennas are adapted for communication via a plurality of signals that travel in a plurality of paths that are substantially parallel when the first semiconductor device is adjacent to the second semiconductor device.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a first circuit board and a second circuit board;
- a first semiconductor device mounted on the first circuit board, the first semiconductor device having a first plurality of walls defining a first plurality of chambers, wherein at least a portion of each wall of the first plurality of walls is constructed of a conductive material, and
- wherein the first semiconductor device has a first plurality of antennas disposed within the first plurality of chambers and adapted for communication at a frequency in the millimeter wave spectrum of frequencies;
- and
- a second semiconductor device mounted on the second circuit board, the second semiconductor device having a second plurality of walls defining a second plurality of chambers, wherein at least a portion of each wall of the second plurality of walls is constructed of a conductive material,
- wherein the second semiconductor device has a second plurality of antennas disposed within the second plurality of chambers and adapted for communication at the frequency,
- wherein the first and second semiconductor devices are mounted respectively on the first and second circuit boards so that the first and second semiconductor devices are adjacent to one another when the first and second circuit boards are adjacent to one another,
- wherein the first plurality of chambers is aligned with the second plurality of chambers when the first semiconductor device is adjacent to the second semiconductor device, and
- wherein the first and second pluralities of antennas are adapted for communication via a plurality of signals that travel in a plurality of paths that are substantially parallel when the first semiconductor device is adjacent to the second semiconductor device.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a housing comprising a plurality of projections having a first plurality of walls defining a first plurality of chambers;
- a first plurality of antennas disposed within the first plurality of chambers and adapted for communication at a frequency in the millimeter wave spectrum of frequencies;
- a second plurality of walls defining a plurality of slots adapted to permit slidable positioning of the plurality of projections within the plurality of slots;
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- a second plurality of antennas disposed within the plurality of slots and adapted for communication at the frequency,
- wherein at least a portion of at least one of the first plurality of walls and the second plurality of walls is constructed of a conductive material, and
- wherein the first plurality of chambers is aligned with the second plurality of antennas when the housing is disposed at a first position relative to the plurality of slots such that the first plurality of projections is disposed in the plurality of slots and adjacent to the second plurality of antennas.
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A method of communication comprising:
- positioning a first housing adjacent to a second housing, wherein the first housing has a first plurality of walls defining a first plurality of chambers, wherein the second housing has a second plurality of walls defining a second plurality of chambers, wherein at least a portion of at least one wall that defines each chamber of one of the first plurality of chambers and the second plurality of chambers is constructed of a conductive material, and wherein the first plurality of chambers is aligned with the second plurality of chambers when the first housing is adjacent to the second housing;
- transmitting a plurality of wireless signals at a frequency in the millimeter wave spectrum of frequencies using a first plurality of antennas disposed in the first plurality of chambers;
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- receiving the plurality of wireless signals using a second plurality of antennas disposed in the second plurality of chambers.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a first plurality of chambers;
- a second plurality of chambers;
- means for transmitting a plurality of wireless signals at a frequency in the millimeter wave spectrum of frequencies;
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- means for receiving the plurality of wireless signals.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.